Martina Navratilova - Nine-time Wimbledon Singles Champion

Martina Navratilova was born on October 18th, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player and one of the the greatest player of all time.

(video: Martina Navratilova - Simply the best)

Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She holds the record for most singles titles (167) and doubles titles (177).  

Navratilova is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (called the Grand Slam "boxed set").

(video: Martina Navratilova and her career on Wimbledon)

Grand Slam results:

Australian Open W (1981, 1983, 1985)

French Open W (1982, 1984)

Wimbledon W (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)

US Open W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)

(video: Evert Navratilova French Open 1984)